is there a stupid quotes thread ? if not im starting one

The Halk · 24 May 2012 at 22:53

I love these images - I suspect you may have to be of a certain age.

Conscript · 24 May 2012 at 22:56

One of my favourite:

"What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you, excuse me, I have not the time to listen to such nonsense!"
- Napoleon Bonaparte commenting on Robert Fulton's steamship.

elmarko · 25 May 2012 at 08:18

"When your back's against the wall it's time to turn round and fight" - John Major

estebanrey · 25 May 2012 at 13:02

"What Hitler said at Nuremberg is true. The Germans will resist to the death every invader at their own country, but they have no longer the desire themselves to invade any other land. "

David Lloyd George, November 1937

izzop · 25 May 2012 at 13:37

Curio said:
George Bush was the greatest quote machine ever. How I miss him...

Here are the rest: http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/bushquotes/a/dumbbushquotes.htm

Remember - this guy had his finger on the "button"

Reading that reminded me of the following....

BoonMonkey · 25 May 2012 at 13:47

Blue160 said:
"We're all in this together"

David Cameron

David Cameron then continued on with this statement to say "Once we know that we are, we're all stars"

holymonk · 25 May 2012 at 14:09

''You know, when I campaigned here in 2000, I said, I want to be a war president. No president wants to be a war president, but I am one.''
—President George W. Bush, Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 26, 2006

gillywibble · 25 May 2012 at 16:02

"We've never had it so good".

"There are known knowns; there are things we know we know.
We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know.
But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know".

Sawell · 25 May 2012 at 16:06

"Uh ahhhh ah ah ah oh god yes ahhh uhhh ah ah ah **** me"

- Jenna Jemeson

touch · 25 May 2012 at 16:24

estebanrey said:
Back in the 1950s, Alex Lewyt, president of the Lewyt Corp vacuum company, claimed it was only a matter of time before nuclear power was used in the home.

'Nuclear-powered vacuum cleaners will probably be a reality within ten years,' he said.

That one is technically correct.

IRLeetly · 25 May 2012 at 17:25

"If you want lucha libre, go to Japan!" - Vince Russo